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2254 – FoMa footpath team 2022 – part 1: from Ouranopolis to Dafni and Vatopedi

Posted on November 19, 2022 by athosweblog

“No pilgrimage to Athos for me this year, or so I thought”, because at the beginning of 2022 it turned out that traveling to Athos was still difficult, because of the protective measures to prevent the Corona virus from spreading … Continue reading →

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2253 – another You Tube footage by Rafinos of a hike from Agia Anna to Kerasia and to the top of Mount Athos, including the enormous waterspout

Posted on November 8, 2022 by athosweblog

The latest video of the Greek pilgrim dates from the first of November 2022. On this nice footage with dramatic music at the end he and his friend Angelos start their climb from arsanas Agia Anna, where he almost slides … Continue reading →

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2252 – a You Tube footage of a hike between Simonos Petras and Grigoriou

Posted on November 7, 2022 by athosweblog

Rafinos from Greece published this beautifil 8-minute video from his hike on July 5th 2022(?) between Simonos Petras and Grigoriou, in black and white and color, and with appropriate music in the background. Some of the shots were made by … Continue reading →

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2251 – Swiss photographer Fred Boissonnas in Vatopedi -1928/30

Posted on October 24, 2022 by athosweblog

On my last journey to Athos in September/October 2022 I spend one day in Thessaloniki. Because we published the photos of the photographer Boissonnas earlier on this weblog (1485), I made a visit to this small museum MOmus on the … Continue reading →

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2250 – arsanas Chromitsa and the border buildings

Posted on October 4, 2022 by athosweblog

On a half hour walk from Ouranopolis you will find the border to the Holy Mountain. Behind the fence there is a cluster of five buildings: one for a policeman (on the right when standing at the gate), a house … Continue reading →

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2249 – the Dafni building complex of Simonospetras – part 2

Posted on September 20, 2022 by athosweblog

In part 1 of this post (2248) I showed you the exterior and interior of the Church of All Saints. In this post we wil take a closer look at some of the other buildings, starting with the building that … Continue reading →

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2248 – the Dafni building complex of Simonospetras – part 1

Posted on September 12, 2022 by athosweblog

It has been three years since we last visited the Holy Mountain. Due to the coronavirus, the lockdowns in the world and extra precautions that applied to Athos, no pilgrims were allowed to come. But this summer Athos will finally … Continue reading →

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2247 – more information about the documentary “Adam where are you?” and an article in a Dutch magazine

Posted on September 1, 2022 by athosweblog

On August 19th the Dutch magazine KATHOLIEK NIEUWSBLAD published this article “Getuigen van de stilte / Een intieme blik op een heilige berg” about the documentary “Adam where are you?”. You can buy the complete magazine here. For an English … Continue reading →

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2246 – Xiropotamou monastery: the phiale and the exo-narthex – part 3

Posted on August 19, 2022 by athosweblog

I started my story of a visit to Xiropotamou in 2019 February this year, with an photo essay of the outside walls and drone footage (post 2234). In the next post – part 2 – I payed attention to the … Continue reading →

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2245 – fire on Athos

Posted on August 7, 2022 by athosweblog

Saturday moring, the 6th of August, a fire broke out in the olive orchard near Arsanas Konstamonitou / the cell of Agiou Pantes, where persumeably somebody wanted to burn some branches. The latest news of today is that the fire … Continue reading →

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